Dustin Poirier arrested at Atlanta airport after profanity-laced dispute

The Brief

  • Former UFC star Dustin Poirier was arrested at the Atlanta airport over the weekend.
  • Atlanta police arrested Poirier after he became combative from being denied boarding on a Delta flight.
  • Poirier was booked into the Clayton County Jail on a charge of public intoxication.

ATLANTA Former UFC star Dustin Poirier faces a public intoxication charge after an aggressive confrontation with Atlanta airport officials over a denied flight boarding.

What we know:

Atlanta police officers responded to Delta Gate D36 around 4:50 p.m. on Sunday following reports of a dispute involving a drunk passenger. Delta staff had refused to let the man board a Delta flight.

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